Improvement in paint-brushes



1; II V ATTORNEYS.

WITNESSES YHE GRAPHIC CO. PROTW'LITELHQ l4! PARK FLA-JENN- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

ETIENNE X. THIERGELIN, OF SHARK RIVER, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN PAINT-BRUSHES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 156,96 l. dated November 17, 1874; application filed July 3, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ETIENNE X. THIER- oELIN, of Shark River, in the county of Monmouth and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Brush, of which the following is a specification:

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 represents aside View of my improved brush; and Figs. 2 and 3, detached side views of the handle, showing mode of connection with the outer brush-socket.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of brushes, by which the connection of handle and bristle-binding socket part is made in a strong and durable manner.

My invention consists of a tapering handle with metallic socket, connected by guide strips or prongs of the same with the top and side part of the outer bristle-binding socket, after the handle has been carried centrally through the bristles.

In the drawing, A represents the tapering handle of my improved brush, made of round, rectangular, or other suitable shape, and provided with a metallic tapering end socket, B, riveted to the larger end of the handle-stem, for forming the central binding part of the brush. Metal strips or prongs O are soldered or otherwise applied to the sides of socket B,

I and bent slightly toward the handle in such a manner that they may be readily carried with the handle through the center of the bristles and the encircling socket D without forming an obstruction thereto. The socket D is made of round, oval, or rectangular or other shape, according to the style of brush to be produced,

and provided with a separate cap-plate, D, which is centrally recessed for the handle A, and arranged with small side recesses a, for the passage of the side strips. When the handle is carried centrally through the bristles and cap-plate, the strips 0 are bent over from their longitudinal position along the handle, and are firmly soldered or otherwise connected to the cap'plate and sides of the socket for producing in this manner the intimate and strong connection of handle, bristles, and outer socket.

The inner and outer bristle-bindin g sockets resist the influence of moisture, and secure the bristles rigidly between them, furnishing thereby a superior, strong, and solid brush construction.

The cap-plate or disk D of the bristle socket or ferrule D is secured in position by means of the metal strips 0, that serve to hold the handle in place.

The adjoining edges of the disk or cap-plate and the socket may also be soldered or otherwise secured together, if desired.

Having thus described my in vention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- As an improvement in the manufacture of brushes, the combination of a tapering handle, having end socket and side strips attached thereto, with the outer bristle-binding socket D D, constructed and arranged substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

ETIENNE X. THIEROELIN.

Witnesses:

' T. B. MosHEn,

ALEX. F. ROBERTS. 

